Angel helps Detective Lochley capture a Mafia boss, but Little Tony has plans to get out of jail with the help of some sinister associates and a staff that makes anyone who touches it incredibly sensitive and caring.

Odd how these things happen in TV, isn't it? Just as Doyle and Cordelia are criticizing Angel for not being considerate enough of them, everyone in the LAPD becomes more sensitive and Angel is affected too.

I'm not sure whether it's a good thing or not, but this is the closest Angel has got so far to being like Buffy. Now, from the perspective of it being a different series, that's presumably not a good thing, but from the perspective of a more light-hearted episode it's a big bonus. Tim Minear, ex-writer from the X-Files team, seems quite at home on Angel, using the characters well and, most importantly, providing more laughs than every other episode this season.

Taking a break from vampires and demons makes for a nice change in the show, but it's good to remember that the characters are the most important aspect. Kate's in particular is more fleshed out after this story, with her speech about her father leading to a surprising and thankfully non-saccharine ending that you don't get in most TV drama. David Boreanaz likewise enjoys the chance to lose the seriousness for a while and the caring, sharing Angel is fabulous.

Also worthy of mention is the sinister law firm Wolfram & Hart, who will hopefully start a more obvious campaign to make Angel pay for wrecking their plans from here on; it's way past time the series started to pull some ongoing threads together and show some progression in character and plotting. Sense & Sensitivity may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I rather liked it.

****

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